In a dramatic day at Belfast’s High Court, a judge who sought to quash a
report which found British state collusion in the Loughinisland massacre
is to step aside from the case.
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Judge steps down in key collusion case
In a dramatic day at Belfast’s High Court, a judge who sought to quash a
report which found British state collusion in the Loughinisland massacre
is to step aside from the case.
Published January 27, 2018
Provocative flags hoisted ahead of Bloody Sunday weekend
The sister of a man shot dead on Bloody Sunday has said the erection of
flags for the British Army’s Parachute Regiment outside Derry is “blind
sectarianism”.
Published January 27, 2018
Sinn Fein aims for ‘short sharp talks’
The new British Direct Ruler Karen Bradley has characterised the latest
round of the talks process in Belfast as a final chance to salvage the
devolved power-sharing institutions at Stormont.
Published January 27, 2018
Westminster edges closer towards unilateral amnesty
A British MP has warned that new recruits could be deterred from joining
the British Army because of the possibility of prosecution for war
crimes.
Published January 27, 2018
Concerns have been expressed at the accelerating rate at which
undocumented Irish people living in the United States are being deported
back to Ireland.
Published January 27, 2018
Statement from Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH)
The full text of today’s ceasefire statement by the
breakaway IRA armed group, Oglaigh na hEireann. It was released at a
press conference involving Fianna Fáil TD Eamon O Cuiv and senior trade union figures who have been in
talks around the group’s future.
Published January 23, 2018
Oglaigh na hEireann announce ceasefire
The breakaway IRA group Oglaigh na hEireann has announced a suspension
of its armed actions, saying the “environment is not right for armed
conflict” at this time, according to news reports this morning.
Published January 23, 2018
McDonald confirmed as next leader of Sinn Fein
Mary Lou McDonald will succeed Gerry Adams as Sinn Fein leader, the
party has confirmed, and will formally ascend to the leadership at a
special Ard Fheis [conference] next month.
Published January 20, 2018
Tory/DUP bid to rig Six County elections
Sinn Fein has condemned new proposals to redraw the north’s electoral
constituencies as a Tory/DUP gerrymander. A new revised plan is being
prepared by the Boundary Commission which is a dramatic shift from
previous plans.
Published January 20, 2018
Talks process set to resume in Belfast
A new phase of talks to restore the powersharing Stormont Assembly is to
begin next Wednesday amid a difficult political climate.
Published January 20, 2018
Maghera family appeal for support on 20th anniversary
Two decades after the murder of Fergal ‘Ricky’ McCusker by the LVF, his
family have said they and other victims across the area “deserve
answers, truth and accountability”.
Published January 20, 2018
Bloody Sunday organisers shift focus from nationalist struggle
A row has broken out over this year’s Bloody Sunday march in Derry,
with some republican organisations preparing to boycott the event due
to the appearance of a British soldier and other contentious names on
advertising material.
Published January 20, 2018
Adams bid to overturn convictions hears of bearded double
A court bid by Gerry Adams to overturn two 1975 convictions for
attempting to escape from prison has heard that his initial detention
was illegal.
Published January 20, 2018
Sinn Fein’s Barry McElduff stands down as MP
Sinn Fein’s Barry McElduff has resigned as West Tyrone MP following an
outcry over an intended humourous video in which he used a loaf of
bread as a prop.
Published January 15, 2018
Tributes have been paid to Rosaleen Sands, the mother of hunger striker
and MP Bobby Sands, who passed away on Friday.
Published January 13, 2018
A short internet video intended as humourous by Sinn Fein MP for West
Tyrone Barry McElduff caused a wave of sectarian recrimination this week
when a loaf of bread he perched on his head inside a petrol station
carried the word ‘Kingsmill’.
Published January 13, 2018
Councillor caught up in wave of false arrests
Prominent Derry councillor Gary Donnelly has again been arrested and
released by Gardai in County Donegal in connection with the execution of
British agent and Sinn Fein informer, Denis Donaldson.
Published January 13, 2018
Inauspicious start for new British governor
Britain’s new Direct Ruler in Ireland Karen Bradley has visited the
North where she was welcomed as a “good unionist” by DUP MP Ian
Paisley.
Published January 13, 2018
Dublin refuses to release report on McAnespie killing
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the killing, the Dublin government has
refused to release a report into the British army killing of Aidan
McAnespie as he made his way to a Gaelic sports pitch.
Published January 13, 2018
Britain First leader stirs it up
The deputy leader of a far-right unionist group in Britain is to go on
trial on charges of hate speech in Belfast, it was confirmed in court
on Tuesday.
Published January 13, 2018
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